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She Won the Booker Prize. Then She Disappeared for 20 Years.

September 04, 2025

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Kiran Desai has returned with her most ambitious novel yet: “The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny,” a sprawling romance that was all-consuming to complete.

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She Won the Booker Prize. Then She Disappeared for 20 Years.

Kiran Desai has returned with her most ambitious novel yet: “The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny,” a sprawling romance that was all-consuming to complete.

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